The Peabody Essex Museum has something amazing planned for the Lunar New Year! Welcome the Year of the Dragon with a vibrant festival heralding new beginnings and the coming of spring.

Schedule of events:

Self-Guided Tours | Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home 10:15 am–4:15 pm, every 30 minutes Reservations required. 

Chinese Folktales with Limin Mo 10:30–11 am East India Marine Hall Recommended for children 12 and under.

Art Making: Dragon Paper Puppets 11 am–12 pm East India Marine Hall Join Limin Mo to make a paper puppet.

Dance Performance: Gund Kwok: Asian Women’s Lion and Dragon Dance Troupe 11:30 am–12:30 pm Main Atrium Experience the energy and grace of Gund Kwok, the first all-Asian women’s Lion and Dragon Dance troupe in the U.S.

Drop-In Art Making: Decorating Red Envelopes 1–3 pm 

Chinese Traditional Music Club 1:30–2:05 pm Morse Auditorium

Chinese Shadow Puppets 2:30–3:30 pm Crosby Forbes Gallery Same-day tickets required.